Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-02-24
LABOR MEN IN CONVENTION.
Henry Georges Land Theory Thrown
Aside and the Greenback Doctrine
Will Prevail.

Henry Georges Land Theory Thrown
Aside and the Greenback Doctrine
| will Prevail.
| CINCINNATI, Feb. 23.-The late session of
| the labor convention last night caused the
| delegates to sleep late this morning. The
| subcommittee platform consisting of
Robert Schilling of Wisconsin, G. V. Smith
of Washington, J. K Winston of North Car
DINA, Reuben Carroll of New York and E. H
Gillette of Iowa wrestled until late last night
with the platform and early this morning
| were blocking it into shape preparatory to
presenting it to the main committee. 1t was
learned that three of the sub committeemen
are Knights of Labor and nearly all Green
| hackers. Schilling, the chairman of the
main committee on resolutions and leading
spirit of the subcommittee, comes here as
the delegate of $4,000 Knights of Labor
about Milwaukee. It is believed the George
land theory has been thrown aside by the
sub committee and will not fare better than
by the main committee. The Knights of
Labor doctrine in regard to land will proba-
bly, prevail On the sub committee is one
prohibitionist, who is making great efforts
to get a plank in the platform and it is
thought there will be wrangle over the
matter. It is safe to say the greenback theo-
ry will prevail. The principal points of the
platform will be land, money and transporta-
ton.
W. W. Jones was announced as the Him
OILS member of the committee on resolutions.
The committee on credentials was then asked
for it's service, but motion to discharge it
was defeated. From this point the conven-
tiol. had nothing to do and its course was
rambling; aspiring orators took the floor in
and out of order; speeches were thickly in
terspersed with all kinds of interruption.
The rules were suspended and Mr.. Proctor,
of Kansas, read preamble and resolutions
denouncing the Forty ninth Congress for
granting the choicest lands to the Atlantic
and Pacific railroad at the demands of rail
road monopolists and against the wishes of
the people, and also for keeping military
mobs there to defend the
illicit cattle syndicates in their
possession of the property under a govern
| ment grant. Jesse Harper, of Illinois, made
| speech and in the midst of it it was an
bounced that the great organ would be play
| ed. The convention adjourned until p. m.
| The committee on resolutions continued
| hard at work until noon and then adj ourned
| until 2:30. There is considerable wrangling.
| The liquor question furnishes one subject for
contention 1t was said the land plank will
be a shade stronger than the Knights of Labor
| declaration. The womans suffrage plank is
strongly opposed. The soldiers will be rec
ognized and pensions will be paid in the
same currency as bonds. Nothing final has
| yet been done and the committee may posi-
bly, be in session all day and all night.
| The afternoon devoid of interest, the
time being consumed in speech making while
| the convention waited for the report of the
committee on platform. At 7:30 the conven-
/ wa n order ha of he
committee on platform was read Following
is the PLATFORM
| The name of the party is to be the Union
| Labor party.
| 1. Land-Every human being possesses a
natural inalienable right to sufficient land
for self support and we desire to secure to
every industrious citizen home, as the
highest result of free institutions. \
| = Transportation means of sommu-
i nication and transportation should be owned